The SNT Drama Ljubljana is accepting applications for a new group of participants in the language and culture programme Road to Drama for the 2025/26 season. Join us on a year-long journey into the world of theatre arts aimed at deeper engagement and involvement in the field of culture.The programme runs from January to October 2026 and includes approximately 14 meetings (two per month). Registration is open until 16 January 2026, or until all places are filled. The price of the program is €150, €130 for students. Register at potvdramo@drama.si.What does the programme offer?Road to Drama combines theatre attendance, in-depth discussions, and four hands-on creative workshops.

• Performances and discussions Participants will attend three selected productions at the SNT Drama Ljubljana, followed by post-show discussions focusing on the themes, staging, and theatrical form of each performance. To support deeper understanding, participants will receive a short written introduction prior to each viewing.
• Creative workshops – The creative power of directing with theatre director Luka Marcen: an introduction to the basic principles of theatre directing through practical and improvisational exercises. – Acting, body, voice, and speech with leading ensemble member Marko Mandić on developing fundamental acting skills through a holistic approach. – Creating the vocal dramaturgy of a theatre performance with theatre language consultant Tatjana Stanič: exploring how oral delivery and speech aesthetic shape theatrical experience through guided exercises.

• Memorisation techniques with theatre and film actor and multiple national memory champion Nik Škrlec: learning mnemonic methods that connect mind, body, and imagination, and support effective text memorisation.
• Group reading Two sessions dedicated to elocution and intonation practice, as well as a deeper exploration of plays and other texts, in collaboration with dramaturg Luna Pentek.
• Museum visit A guided and “active” visit to the Slovenian Theatre Museum, including practical activities related to the current exhibition.
• Final event In July 2026, participants will apply the skills and techniques acquired during the programme in a final presentation, sharing reflections on Slovenian art and culture.

The programme is developed in collaboration with two Slovenian language teachers who work closely with Drama’s theatre pedagogue and specialize in teaching Slovenian to foreigners. The main purpose of the programme is to encourage the integration of foreigners living in Slovenia into the cultural and social life of Slovenia and to present the Slovenian language through culture and theatre. The Road to Drama builds on the previous Drama Paket programme, which ran during the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons.For many foreigners learning Slovenian, following a theatre performance in Slovenian can be too challenging. This programme aims to bridge that gap—familiarizing participants with Slovenian culture, helping them become confident, active, and critical theatre-goers, and encouraging them to express their thoughts and reflections in Slovenian.Participants attend selected performances, but the heart of the programme lies in its rich, hands-on activities: post-show discussions, theatre workshops, backstage tours, group play readings, conversations based on articles from theatre programmes, and meetings with theatre professionals. All workshops and discussions are conducted in Slovenian, with at least one language teacher present at every event. Performance discussions are led by a theatre pedagogue and dramaturge, who also take part in the group readings, while theatre workshops are designed and led by a team including a theatre director, an improviser, a language coach, and a theatre pedagogue.